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Dune decimator

Price: R1 094 900 Engine: front-mounted, twin-turbocharged, 3,0-litre, V6 petrol Transmission: 10-speed automatic Power: 292 kW @5 650 r/min Torque: 583 N.m @3 500 r/min 0–100 km/h: N/A Top speed: 187 km/h Fuel consumption: 11,50 L/100 km CO2 emissions: 262 g/km Rivals: Jeep Gladiator, Toyota Hilux GR-S

+ performance to match throaty V6 soundtrack

- limited towing capacity and thirsty

*Claimed figures

Rudely awoken by a roaring Raptor with its brute V6 tune in Baja mode, the third and final morning in the Namib desert was harsh and cold, a brutal reminder of how unforgiving the barren terrain is.

A carpet of morning haze shielded the harsh African sun blooming over the dune horizon and it was time to pack up and make our way from the desert playground to electricity and functional plumbing. It had been three torturous days. Not for us … we were glamping in a

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